Diana Paton
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Caribbean and global history. University of Edinburgh. New here. Need a photo.
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Gender & History Journal
2 months ago
New article out by Jennifer Nelson and Steven Wuhs on the debate in Mexico 1990-2008 on abortion. It argues that pro-life advocates appropriated human rights arguments ('strategic secularism') to assert protections for the āunbornā.
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Human Rights and the Right to Life: Strategic Secularism in Mexico's Partido Acción Nacional, 1990ā2008
In the 1990s, Mexican conservative politicians robustly argued against legal abortion. A feature of their strategy was the appropriation of human rights arguments to assert protections for the āunbor...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0424.70029
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Diana Paton
Gender & History Journal
3 months ago
New article by Gil Engelstein &
@irisrach.bsky.social
, 'From the Fields Into the Bars', on Israel's First Transgender Novel, The Cut (1977). It analyses the circumstances enabling its publication & why Spotheim was unsuccessful in advocating for trans women. šļø
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-0424.70018
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Diana Paton
Gender & History Journal
about 1 month ago
New article out by Meghmala Bhattacharya, exploring the masculinist framing of the female student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta in February 1928:
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āThe Bethune College Sensationā: Gender, Archive and Radical Passivity
This article explores the student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta, on 3 February 1928, against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary delegation that excluded Indian representation. On t....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1468-0424.70032
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Michael Goebel
4 months ago
Glad to see my article about race and censuses in 19th-c Buenos Aires published by
@socscihistory.bsky.social
. I see it as demographic evidence of structural racism, but it contradicts the widespread view of underenumeration
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Melissa Terras
5 months ago
Job Alert! DH postdoc at Edinburgh - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project "Voices in Slaveryās Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana", which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/postdoctoral-research-fellow?fbclid=IwY2xjawORST9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeyXxRhOVU1M0niZ26GBwPSg-L1DfoPk-llJ_1K40B7E9vGUuX5Yr28ngHCsE_aem_80VXVH4S7pr8VUhbRTiqhA
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Brooke Newman
5 months ago
Job alert! šØ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Edinburgh Uni to work w/a team of historians on a new project, Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana, which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/postdoctoral-research-fellow?fbclid=IwZnRzaAORK6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEefYNbjYJUGx2uPBOzRtNwC3LY3LmsolO0JoUTb4Xu-lheINCqc3Ki14OVl70_aem_841NdpIoFZqcEgJ8vsPF6w
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Randy Browne
5 months ago
I'm so grateful our project, "Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana," was funded!
@dianapaton.bsky.social
, Linsey McMillan,
@juanitacox.bsky.social
,
@pbhellawell.bsky.social
, Estherine Adams, and Jamie McLaughlin
www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...
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Project to map enslaved peopleās testimony | News | The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh historians will investigate slavery and the law in British Guiana, now Guyana, in a new three year-long project.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/project-to-map-enslaved-peoples-testimony?fbclid=IwY2xjawORFQJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwNXFsemRXeDluWWpXRmRuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHorqx43CLuE3IyC5Ah0bJwb81FRDS4T1bE-JVprJHVqis26goGZnHbty6MUo_aem_lrLDCUrnWINIXOF3sXjN1g
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#Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative
5 months ago
Congratulations to historian Diana Paton (
@dianapaton.bsky.social
), member of our advisory board, who is leading a major Project to map enslaved peopleās testimony at the University of Edinburgh. Check also the postdoc fellowship opportunity
#slaveryarchive
www.ed.ac.uk/news/project...
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Project to map enslaved peopleās testimony | News | The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh historians will investigate slavery and the law in British Guiana, now Guyana, in a new three year-long project.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/project-to-map-enslaved-peoples-testimony
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Julia Gaffield, PhD
over 1 year ago
Pre-order Marlene Daut's FIRST AND LAST KING OF HAITI!!! Out January 2025!! Check out the US and UK covers!! š¤©
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673225...
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Marek Bidwell
over 1 year ago
If you enjoy hiking, discovery, nature and Scotland, you'll love my new book
#SkyeLine
Backpacking the Original Skye Trail (Fiveā!) "Brilliant Book" "Enjoyable and informative" "Brings Skye to life" "From the poetic to the practical" "Poignancy and humour"
www.amazon.co.uk/Skye-Line-Ba...
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Skye Line: Backpacking the original Skye Trail: Amazon.co.uk: Bidwell, Marek: 9781917329064: Books
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Just saw Mother, Country (el paĆs de mi madre)
@starandshadow.bsky.social
alboradafilms.net/films/origin...
A powerful documentary about Chilean exiles, family, friendship, and keeping on keeping on in tough times. The central interviewee, Cristina Godoy Navarrete, is extraordinary. I recommend.
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Mother, Country (El PaĆs De Mi Madre) ā Alborada Films
https://alboradafilms.net/films/originals/mother-country/
over 1 year ago
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Looking forward to this!
add a skeleton here at some point
over 1 year ago
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Frank Cogliano
over 1 year ago
Permanent job in nineteenth-century US history at the University of Edinburgh. Closing date for applications: Nov. 29!
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Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History
We are looking for a Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History.
https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/11533?fbclid=IwY2xjawGa-wVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYFR-ACGO5667rXV0di0g8Y2EW8g1c7QSScD3tnE3WqfnK_IkP1PTzIkZQ_aem_NMMietpqNPVX1ekno46vkA
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